Well, tonight is the final night of kickball for the year. It's been a fun time and even though we never win on the field, we always win at the bar. We're not obnoxious or loud-mouthed. We're the fun drunks, the kind who black out at 8pm but aren't falling or throwing up. We play flip cup and win a lot and quack a lot. We're the Mighty Drunks.
It took a lot of will power, but I refrained from signing up with my other friends for Skeeball. I know it doesn't really matter, because I'll be there almost every Wednesday showing my support for them and just having fun, playing or not. I'm just focusing on saving money for my next big trip and figuring out what to do with my apartment and moving, etc. 25 is coming in 4 days and I know it's going to be full of great things.
In that amount of (work) time, I will be with these people:
At this location:
Can you tell that I'm a little one-track minded recently?
I have to apologize about it actually, but ever since I went to Hilton Head and then came back to the same miserable series of events from before I left, I've been somewhat depressed about life. The weekend was so great, but with the drama that K2's putting in my life right now, my current role assignment just being total crap, and other just home business, I am so stressed out. Work days feel like they're 20 hours long, and I'm just pining for the moment I get to leave and go to fabulous locations with amazing people.
I had always vacationed when I was younger, but I was young and didn't have siblings, and didn't get to experience anything big and awesome like I currently get to do with my trips abroad, to beaches, Disney, etc. (Not to mention, that as a child I lived an hour away from Disneyland and went there no less than 3 times a year.) I love them and it doesn't surprise me that I live for vacation. I could have spent every day for a month sitting in the sun under that cabana with a frozen strawberry banana daiquiri playing name that tune and learning the "shag" and not have been bothered one little bit. (I would however have brought my tennis to work out this time.) Hmm, I guess I'll just daydream about being back there until 5pm when it's time to leave........
Since I'm like total zone out girl today, I'll just leave you with this:
Sorry but I love this song and both video versions. And hi, Enrique is HOT.
Oh, and a mini review of Occidental:
The restaurant was nestled in between no less than 4 metro stops, but I chose Metro Center. It as a gloomy and rainy evening but inside the restaurant was nice quiet atmosphere, full of framed solo pictures or portraits of famous people, mostly politicians I think.
I asked the waitress what she would suggest, and to my annoyance she said, "Well our meat and fish are delicious and are very popular." All that's on their menu (mainly) is meat and fish. I was hoping for some more like...direction.
Katmcd and I decided to split the Cheese and Crab Fondue for an appetizer. This was amazing and so filling but the crab meat was delicious. They only brought out 5 little pieces of toast for this, and as katmcd is taking the 5th piece, she says, "Why would they only give you 5 pieces of toast for this entire bowl?" In truth, it was a lot of dip. No sooner did she finish that sentence, that someone brought out more toast saying how he saw that we were empty. Random, but very nice.
katmcd had the NY Strip. It looked very good, and thinking back, I wish I would have gone with my guy and got the Filet. She said it was pretty good, but expected a bit more from presentation and sides or sauces.
I got the Rainbow Trout stuffed with Crab Meat. The fish itself was pretty good and a lot of crab meat was given, but I admit that I'm a bit of a sauce person. There were 2 on my plate, one orange one that I really didn't like, and one creamy white sauce that was over some peas and other beans, that was ok at best.
Maybe I was just too stuffed from the appetizer. Overall it was a nice experience though. I really enjoy trying different restaurants and food. Happy birthday to katmcd and I!
Tonight is pref night at my alma mater, GW. I was an ADPi there and still feel like that sorority changed my life. probably around 60% of my current friends are ADPis (that's almost 5 years after we graduated college). My little was a freshman when she came through, I was a senior, and now she's 21 and graduated and working. We get to meet for cocktails and I get really confused about it. I'm feeling kind of sad that I'm not there still living in the sorority house and running around campus like crazy prepping for class or for some random party we're having. Watching the videos that have been posted from different recruitment nights, I get that butterfly feeling of going through recruitment and opening my bid day envelope. I was only 17. Did I mention that in 1 week I turn 25? Holy crap time is flying.
Anyways, tonight is katmcd and I's joint birthday dinner, and this year it's at Occidental. It looks delicious. It's also the last week of kickball for the year, and Friday we're Disney World bound. Yay!
This weekend was simply fantastic. Katmcd's bday celebrations went really well, with a few random moments one of which included a few of the guys we were with last night running into basically a brawl with a bunch of high school looking black kids beating up a homeless man. And this was right at Front Page, right outside the Dupont Metro. So weird. I went and watched football with J Coupon today and YAY COWBOYS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I'm just watching my new boyfriend that I've just gotten into a relationship with on the Rams....James Laurinaitis....delicious. (and he went to Ohio State, so I know katmcd would approve)
I really try not to post twice in a day, but this is too good to pass up. Over a year ago, a very good friend and coworker(at the time) told me about Shoe Dazzle.
I just joined because I've been dying/stalking/waiting for them to offer size 11 shoes. I'm tall, I have big feet, I'm used to it. Every month, you get an email with 3 choices, usually shoes, but sometimes bags or jewelry, that has been customized with things you'd like. Kim Kardashian, whom I love, started this and still works on it with a team of stylists. It's super cheap ($39.95/month) and you only pay if you choose a pair of shoes from them. But seriously, $39.95 for these:
This is just a small sample. I'm obviously in love.
Click here and get me referral points! (You'll get an extra 20% off if you go through me for the first month!)
